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This is very interesting. I wish I could read more about it. Is this true of minimum-security prisons too?

• crazynick4 8y ago
  I'm not sure in regards to the type of facility that the guards I spoke to worked at. One was definitely a jail, so this was pre-conviction, don't know the security level. Essentially, it's an unspoken agreement between the guards and inmates. The guards allow certain things, the inmates don't cause trouble. Without an agreement like this, the guards are outnumbered and it's practically impossible to keep the peace. So I was told anyhow.
  • jopsen 8y ago
    There are many ways to justify evil.
    • syrrim 8y ago
      Motherjones had a reporter get a job as a prison guard. His experience was similar: if he doesn't play nice with the inmates they will make his life hell. This was at a private prison, so the under-staffing issue might be more pronounced, but the principle applies.
      • jopsen 8y ago
        The problem starts when a guard yells at an inmate without provocation. Such action should be grounds for termination. But yes, you need a good culture to start with, and you need trained personal to establish that.